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Majority in House Backs Land Conservation Incentive Bill

June 15, 2011 - Michigan congressmen/women are showing great support for the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, H.R. 1964, a bill that is critical for the protection of millions of acres of the nation’s agricultural lands, forests, and natural areas, including hundreds of thousands in Michigan, that support the economy, health and cultural fabric of our communities. Read More

Undiscovered Traverse City

June 2, 2011 - Glen Chown and the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy are polishing up little-known gems of the shoreline in East Bay, and pioneering the way to combine environmental protection with new business opportunities. Read More

Chris Bunch takes the reins as executive director of Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy

May 9, 2011 - The conservation ethic of Christopher C. Bunch reaches back to childhood. Vacation days canoeing, fishing, hunting, and exploring the woods of his great grandfather’s 160 acre property in west Michigan gave him a passion for the land which shaped his career. And it accounts for the excitement he brings to his new job as executive director of the Six Rivers Regional Land Conservancy. Read More

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Welcome, Jonathan!

April 22, 2013 - Jonathan Jarosz, Heart of the Lakes’ new Executive Director, hit the ground running when he began his new position April 1. No stranger to Michigan’s land conservancies, Jarosz worked as a conservation planner and consultant to nonprofits throughout Michigan for the past fifteen years. Read More

Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Announces New Executive Director

March 27, 2013 - Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy, a statewide support organization serving Michigan’s nonprofit land conservancies since 2004, has announced the selection of Jonathan Jarosz as its new executive director. Jarosz will fill the vacancy created by Rachel Kuntzsch’s departure in September of 2012. Julie Stoneman, who has been serving as Interim Director will continue to play a key role in the Heart of the Lakes Advancing Conservancy Excellence (ACE) program. Jarosz’s appointment was made after a national search and selection process. Read More

USDA Seeking Applications from Farmland Protection Organizations

January 2, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging established farmland protection organizations to apply for financial assistance through its Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP). Organizations must submit an application by March 8, 2013 to be considered for funding. Read More